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[[Category:RWA Award Finalists]]
 
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[[Category:Historical]]
 
[[Category:Regency]]
 
[[Category:Regency]]
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* '''Series''': The Rarest Blloms #2
 
* '''Author''': [[Madeline Hunter]]
 
* '''Author''': [[Madeline Hunter]]
 
* '''Publisher''': [[Jove]]
 
* '''Publisher''': [[Jove]]
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* '''Editor''': [[Wendy McCurdy]]
 
* '''Editor''': [[Wendy McCurdy]]
 
* '''Amazon Listing''': []
 
* '''Amazon Listing''': []
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==Book Description==
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The Earl of Hawkeswell has been living in limbo for two years, ever since his bride, heiress Verity Thompson, disappeared on their wedding day. As she hasn't been declared deceased, Hawkeswell cannot legally remarry and cannot access his wife's funds --- either of which would settle his dire financial crisis.
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Coerced into marrying Hawkeswell by her duplicitous cousin, Verity fled London for the countryside. With no interest in the earl's title or status, she was willing to forfeit her inheritance in exchange for her freedom. Now that her ruse has been discovered, Verity is forced to return to a loveless marriage.
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Hawkeswell strikes a bargain with Verity: In return for three kisses a day, he will not insist on his conjugal rights. But Verity discovers there are kisses ... and then there are kisses ... as she begins to learn the true meaning of seduction at the hands of a master.
  
 
== Recognitions ==  
 
== Recognitions ==  
 
* [[2011 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2011 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Historical Romance Categories|Regency Historical Romance]]
 
* [[2011 RITA® Winners & Finalists|2011 RITA® Finalist]] for [[RITA®: Historical Romance Categories|Regency Historical Romance]]

Latest revision as of 01:12, 19 August 2021

Book Description

The Earl of Hawkeswell has been living in limbo for two years, ever since his bride, heiress Verity Thompson, disappeared on their wedding day. As she hasn't been declared deceased, Hawkeswell cannot legally remarry and cannot access his wife's funds --- either of which would settle his dire financial crisis.

Coerced into marrying Hawkeswell by her duplicitous cousin, Verity fled London for the countryside. With no interest in the earl's title or status, she was willing to forfeit her inheritance in exchange for her freedom. Now that her ruse has been discovered, Verity is forced to return to a loveless marriage.

Hawkeswell strikes a bargain with Verity: In return for three kisses a day, he will not insist on his conjugal rights. But Verity discovers there are kisses ... and then there are kisses ... as she begins to learn the true meaning of seduction at the hands of a master.

Recognitions